In March of 2013, Valerie Harper announced that she had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and that doctors had estimated she had three months left to live. Today, more than a year later, the beloved Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda star celebrates her 75th birthday!

And she’s still going strong. Last year, in spite of her diagnosis, she was reunited with her Mary Tyler Moore Show cast mates Cloris Leachman and Georgia Engel on Betty White‘s comedy Hot in Cleveland. She also became a fan favorite as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars, making it to the fourth week of the competition.

“I’m feeling very good,” Harper told Parade in May. She says she’s still undergoing treatment, but her outlook has improved drastically since her diagnosis. “I keep taking these tests every two months. I get brain scans. They look at my brain, and each time, they’ve gotten better,” she said. She added: “Doesn’t mean it’s gone.”

To mark Harper’s 75th birthday, take a look back on her legendary career in our gallery of photos.

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